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Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy has slammed criminal gangs responsible for a threat to a Sinn Féin activist in South Armagh and said the PSNI must bring these gangs to justice. Conor Murphy said: “The home of a prominent Sinn Féin activist in South Armagh was visited by police this morning to make him aware […]
Police in Newry, Mourne & Down along with colleagues in Serious Crime Branch have recovered suspected weapons and ammunition during a search operation in Crossmaglen on Monday and Tuesday, October 30th and 31st. Newry, Mourne & Down District Commander, Superintendent Norman Haslett said: “A proactive search operation took place in the Monog Road area on Monday […]
Newry Courthouse is to temporarily redirect its business from Wednesday 1 November 2023 due to flooding in the city. Due to the severe flooding in Newry, the decision has been taken to temporarily close Newry Courthouse and move the scheduled Magistrates’ Courts to Craigavon Courthouse, Court 1, from Wednesday 1 November 2023. This is a temporary […]
Detectives investigating a crossbow shooting in the Rosmoyle area of Craigavon on Friday morning, 27th October have charged a 23-year-old man to court. He is charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent and is due to appear before Lisburn Magistrates’ Court on Monday morning, 30th October. As is usual procedure, all charges will be […]
Police are appealing for information and witnesses following a serious single-vehicle road traffic collision on the Sturgan Road, Camlough. Inspector Macdonald said: “Police received a report shortly before 10.20pm on Friday evening, 27th October that a collision had occurred involving a black VW Golf. “Officers attended the scene along with our colleagues from the Northern […]
A South Armagh school principal has raised concerns with parents after two suspicious and anonymous calls were made to remove children from St Josephs PS in Meigh on Wednesday morning. A spokesperson for the PSNI spoke to Clanrye News and Sport: “Police received a report of two suspicious phone calls made to a school in the Killeavy […]
Police in Newry are warning of the potential dangers of fireworks following an incident yesterday where a girl escaped injury after a firework was placed in her school blazer pocket. Neighbourhood Inspector Kelly Gibson said: “Yesterday at Newry Bus Station a lit firework was placed in the school blazer of a teenage girl. The firework […]
Police investigating a burglary at the Damolly Retail Park in Newry in the early hours of Friday 20th October have charged two men to court. Both men, aged 25 and 26 years, have been charged with burglary. The 26-year-old man has also been charged with a number of additional offences including three counts of theft. […]
Detectives in Newry are appealing for information and witnesses following a burglary in the Derrybeg area of the city on Thursday evening, 19th October. Detective Sergeant Dougherty said: “Police received a report shortly after 9pm of a break in at a house in the Fifth Avenue area. “A man was inside the house at around […]
A 59-year-old man has been arrested following the seizure of 500,000 cigarettes and tobacco by customs officials and police. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), supported by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), seized cigarettes and tobacco – worth an estimated £250,000 in duty and taxes. HMRC officers searched premises in Newry on Tuesday 17 […]
Police are currently at the scene of a petrol bomb attack at a house in the Drumgullion Avenue area of Newry. Inspector McCormick said: “We received a report at around 6.05am this morning, Wednesday 18th October, that two petrol bombs were thrown at a house in the area, causing a small fire in the back […]
Tuesday 17th October, a 47 year old man from the County Armagh area was sentenced at Craigavon Crown Court for a number of offences including two counts of rape, 11 counts of sexual assault, sexual assault of a child under 13, possessing indecent images of a child and drug related offences. Noel Cowan was sentenced […]
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